2022 Audi S3 Review: A Classically German Compact
Let’s get the inevitable comparison out of the way. The 2022 Audi S3 is very much related to the ‘Mk8’ 2022 Volkswagen Golf R that I drove only weeks apart. … Read more
Street Cars
2022 Volkswagen Golf R Review: Great ‘One Car Solution’ Driver, but Touch Controls Frustrate
Volkswagen’s outgoing ‘Mark 7′ GTI, and Golf R were, to me and to many others, near perfection. Over decades, VW refined and refined the hot (and hotter) hatchbacks to where … Read more
Bringing a Jaguar F-Pace Home Was My ‘Hey Look Ma, I Made It’ Moment
In the time I’ve been reviewing new cars, there have been ostensibly cooler, faster, more expensive, and more interesting cars pass through my hands than yet another midsize sport-utility. And … Read more
2022 Honda Civic Si Review: There’s More to Fun than Horsepower
I’ll start this off with a spicy take – I didn’t particularly like the outgoing Honda Civic. I took a 2020 Civic Si to Summit Point and hooned a Civic Type-R … Read more
2022 Audi S5 Sportback Review: The Not-Sedan Hot Sedan
In 2004, Mercedes-Benz introduced the CLS-Class. It was, in effect, a swoopier and ‘sportier’ variant of their midsize E-Class sedan, with more rakish looks and a bit less practicality as … Read more
2022 Subaru WRX Review: All Grown Up, to Mixed Effect
It’s time to discuss Subaru’s latest sport sedan, and I can hear the screeching about plastic body cladding already. Let’s put that aside for the next thousand words because there … Read more
2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Review: Making Our Spring Trackcross Weekend Even More Special
Being able to sample handfuls of new cars is fun on its own, but the real joy in this now-weekly exercise is, for me, being able to share them with … Read more
2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Review: Following the GT Formula and Testing BlueCruise
I had a few friends in high school with 2001-or-so Ford Mustangs. Some had the V6, others were Mustang GTs with Ford’s 4.6 liter V8. The Mustang GTs were faster … Read more
2023 Range Rover Sport First Look: Updated Design With a Sophisticated New (German) V8 Heart
Since its debut in 2006 the Range Rover Sport has quickly become known as Land Rover’s superbly handsome and more street focused SUV. While there’s no doubting it has off-road … Read more
2023 Kia Sportage First Drive: Off-Road X-Pro or On-Road Hybrid? We Try Both.
Kia’s Sportage is no stranger to off-roading. In its early days, the first-generation body-on-frame nugget of an SUV was the first to complete both the Baja 1000 and Paris-Dakar Rally. … Read more